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by abandonliberty 3439 days ago
>Trump showed that with Twitter and crap you can cross the very low threshold required to beat the current crop of presidential candidates.

At a visceral level Americans are beginning to revolt against a system that continues to grow in its power to pick winners and losers through a systematic war on education, media, and democracy.

Obama promised change; Trump didn't have to.

The American oligarchs became complacent. A shrewd sexist, racist shark capitalized on the structures they have built to perpetuate their power.